Editing Bilbao (section)

=== Port ===
{{main|Port of Bilbao}}
[[File:Serantes Panoramica.jpg|thumb|Panoramic view of the outer port, as seen from Mount Serantes]]
The historical port was located in what is today an area called the Arenal, a few steps from the old city, until the late 19th century. In 1902, an exterior port was built at [[Bilbao Abra|the mouth]] of the estuary, in the coastal municipality of [[Santurtzi]]. Further extensions to the outer port, which became called "the super-port", led to the final move of the city portuary facilities in the 1970s, finally replacing the docks in the centre of the city,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.periodistasvascos.com/imagenes/cap_6.pdf |title=El Puerto: Desde San Antón al Abra |author1=Corres Abásolo |author2=José Ángel |access-date=16 October 2008 |work=Bilbao 700 |page=212 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080724095122/http://www.periodistasvascos.com/imagenes/cap_6.pdf |archive-date=24 July 2008  }}</ref> with the exception of those located in the neighbourhood of Zorrotza, still active.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.deia.com/es/impresa/2006/02/08/bizkaia/herrialdeak/216736.php |title=El Puerto abandonó ayer el Canal de Deusto tras 38 años de actividad comercial |work=Deia |access-date=31 October 2007 |date=8 February 2006 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090124075722/http://www.deia.com/es/impresa/2006/02/08/bizkaia/herrialdeak/216736.php |archive-date=24 January 2009 }}</ref>

The port of Bilbao is a first-class commercial port and is among the top five of Spain.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.bilbaoport.es/aPBW/web/es/faqs.jsp | title = Preguntas frecuentes | publisher = Puerto de Bilbao | access-date = 16 October 2008 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20081020005855/http://www.bilbaoport.es/aPBW/web/es/faqs.jsp | archive-date = 20 October 2008 | url-status = dead | df = dmy-all }}</ref> Over 200 regular maritime services link Bilbao with 500 ports worldwide. At the close of 2009 cargo movements amounted to 31.6&nbsp;million tonnes, Russia, the United Kingdom, the Netherlands and the Nordic countries being the main markets.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bilbaoport.es/aPBW/web/en/port/statistics/index.jsp |title=Port of Bilbao throughput stood at 31.6&nbsp;million tonnes in 2009 |publisher=Puerto de Bilbao |access-date=10 October 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100508232903/http://www.bilbaoport.es/aPBW/web/en/port/statistics/index.jsp |archive-date=8 May 2010  }}</ref> In the first semester of 2008, it received over 67,000 passengers and 2,770 ships.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bilbaoport.es/aPBWeb/es/puerto/estadisticas/acumulado.asp |title=Estadísticas generales |publisher=Puerto de Bilbao |access-date=16 October 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090123151844/http://www.bilbaoport.es/aPBWeb/es/puerto/estadisticas/acumulado.asp |archive-date=23 January 2009  }}</ref> This activity contributed €419 million to the Basque GDP and maintains almost 10,000 jobs.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bilbaoport.es/aPBW/web/en/port/economical/index.jsp |title=Economical impact |publisher=Puerto de Bilbao |access-date=16 October 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090616084910/http://www.bilbaoport.es/aPBW/web/en/port/economical/index.jsp |archive-date=16 June 2009  }}</ref>